The Cyber Range Engineer is responsible for designing, building, operating, and sustaining cyber range environments that support training, exercises, and mission rehearsals for defensive and offensive cyber missions. This role directly supports the development of realistic, scalable, and secure virtual environments used to train cyber operators, test tools and tactics, and execute complex cyber exercise scenarios. The Cyber Range Engineer works closely with exercise planners, scenario developers, red and blue teams, and infrastructure engineers to ensure ranges accurately reflect real-world operational conditions and mission objectives. This position requires a strong combination of hands-on technical expertise, systems integration experience, and the ability to translate exercise requirements into functional cyber range architectures.
The Cyber Range Engineer designs and engineers virtualized and containerized environments that replicate enterprise, cloud, and mission-focused networks for cyber training and exercise execution. The engineer builds, configures, and maintains cyber range infrastructure, including virtual machines, networks, enclaves, and supporting services, to enable full-spectrum training objectives.
The role includes integrating tools, scripts, and platforms used by red, blue, and white teams, as well as supporting exercise execution by troubleshooting technical issues, restoring environments, and adjusting range configurations in real time. The Cyber Range Engineer collaborates with scenario developers to implement scenario injects, adversary behaviors, and data flows that align with exercise objectives.
The engineer is also responsible for documenting range architectures, configurations, and standard operating procedures, and for supporting continuous improvement of range capabilities, automation, and scalability.
- Minimum of five (5) years of professional experience supporting cyber operations, cyber training environments, or enterprise IT infrastructure with a strong emphasis on virtualized or lab-based environments.
- Working knowledge of virtual networking concepts, including VLANs, routing, firewalls, and network segmentation.
- Experience building, configuring, and maintaining Linux and Windows systems in a cyber range, lab, or training environment.
- Familiarity with Active Directory basics: domains, trusts, OUs, GPOs, DNS, permissions.
- Familiarity with SIEMs such as Security Onion, logging and monitoring solutions, and proper sensor placement.
- Hands-on experience with virtualization technologies such as VMware, KVM, or Hyper-V.
- Demonstrated ability to think critically, analyze complex technical issues, and troubleshoot problems in time-sensitive, execution-focused environments.
- Experience supporting cyber exercises, cyber training events, or operational test environments, including execution-phase troubleshooting and environment restoration.
- Experience with scripting or automation tools such as Bash, PowerShell, Python, or Ansible to support range deployment and sustainment.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with exercise planners, scenario developers, red/blue teams, and infrastructure engineers.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to document range architectures, configurations, and standard operating procedures.
- TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph
- Bachelor’s degree
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.
Exigent Services offers a comprehensive compensation package including: 401K, health, vision, dental, and life/disability insurance.
Exigent Services is a full-scope management consulting company that is ready “ON DEMAND” to offer a range of experts, technologies, cutting-edge teams of consultants, and strategic solutions and systems. With over 40 years of Federal Services, Exigent’s core competencies include: Planning Services, Cyberspace Exercise, Cyberspace Policy, Professional Services, Leadership Development, Training, Strategic Planning, and Human Capital Management.
We’re an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that empowers our people to fearlessly drive change – no matter their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.
